Crochet 4 ¼ inches. Start thumb. Divide stitches into 2 parts. Crochet 5 from one side and 4 from other, chain 6 stitches, making 15 stitches. Decrease 1 of the 6 every round until you have 12 stitches. Make 1 ½ inches. Decrease every 3d stitch until there are 4 stitches.

Thread a needle, draw the 4 stitches to wrong side and finish off.

Take up the 6 stitches chained for thumb, decrease 1 of these each round until all are taken off. Crochet 2 ½ inches. Crochet 1, decrease 1, crochet 12, decrease 1, crochet 1. Repeat. Crochet 1, decrease 1, crochet 10, decrease 1. Repeat. Decrease in this way until there are 6 stitches on each side. Thread a needle, draw through all the stitches, pull through on wrong side; end off.

Crochet a scallop around top. Make 1 single crochet, 3 chains and 3 double crochets in 1 stitch, skip 2, make 1 single crochet; 1 single crochet in next stitch, 3 chains and 3 double crochets in same stitch. Repeat to end of round.